Tag: Agriculture
Young farmers receive land matching support from province, Young Agrarians
Young farmers have received over 200 matches with landowners to make land access easier and strengthen food security.
The matches are coming through the B.C. Land Matching Program and is being delivered by Young Agrarians,...
Fair Wages Commission to present report on wage increase
VICTORIA, B.C.- British Columbia's $11.35 an hour minimum wage is one of the lowest in the country.
Plans are still in place to boost that to $15 per hour in the future.
Early in the new...
BC government working with feds to support food safety
The BC government is teaming up with feds to offer BC food companies support in meeting international food safety and trace-ability requirements.
The Province's Minister of Agriculture says the program will offer participants...
Province working on new ways to market agrifoods
BC is looking to find new markets for the province's agrifood products.
The government has created a development strategy to market seafood and agrifood products around the world. Minister of Agriculture, Norm Letnick, says...
